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What the world's news said happened to people.
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35,656 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Dakar, violence in Idlib and a disaster in Tunis. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 72 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Senegal

35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 33 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Ebola was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

320 of its 401 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 208 of Syria's 320 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Cyclone was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

140 of its 195 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tunis accounted for 101 of Tunisia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

246 of its 289 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tripoli accounted for 194 of Libya's 246 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

135 of its 210 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 82 of Iraq's 135 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

56 of its 111 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Singapore

121 of its 493 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

14 of its 45 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 4 of Uralsk's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

France

642 of its 2,246 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (245 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (126 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Poland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Myanmar (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Norway (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 May. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 35,656 stories about harm among 193,442 counted on 10 May.

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Senegal stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 193,442 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. On 10 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo81 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Syria80 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia72 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1620 Kremlin Russia179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Chicago US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Caracas Venezuela108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Jerusalem Israel94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 320 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,045 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,872 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,781 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,276 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,176 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,321 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 902 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 675 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed9,598 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,004 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions709 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced546 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting refugees522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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